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Mentioned in 39 episodes
The Cloud of Unknowing
Book • 2004
This book is a foundational text of Christian mysticism, written in the 14th century.
It advises readers to direct their full attention, love, and effort towards God by embracing a 'cloud of unknowing' that stands between them and God. The author emphasizes that God cannot be known through intellect but only through love and a deep, contemplative practice.
The text advocates for the abandonment of all worldly thoughts and distractions to focus solely on God, using a 'cloud of forgetting' to separate oneself from created things.
It is a guide for advanced spiritual seekers, outlining the stages of spiritual life including purgation, illumination, and union with God.
It advises readers to direct their full attention, love, and effort towards God by embracing a 'cloud of unknowing' that stands between them and God. The author emphasizes that God cannot be known through intellect but only through love and a deep, contemplative practice.
The text advocates for the abandonment of all worldly thoughts and distractions to focus solely on God, using a 'cloud of forgetting' to separate oneself from created things.
It is a guide for advanced spiritual seekers, outlining the stages of spiritual life including purgation, illumination, and union with God.
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